Because of this, the World Health Organization and some other medical organizations have recommended circumcision as a prophylactic health intervention against disease.
The foreskin may become subject to a number of pathological conditions. It is not recommended that you try to retract a foreskin before it loosens from the glans. Inability to retract the foreskin in childhood should not be considered a problem unless there are other symptoms. The foreskin is attached to the glans at birth and is generally not retractable in infancy or early childhood. Coverage of the glans in a flaccid and erect state varies depending on foreskin length. In adults, it is typically retractable over the glans - however, before that it is typically fused to the glans. The foreskin, also known as the prepuce, is the double-layered fold of smooth muscle tissue, blood vessels, neurons, skin, and mucous membrane part of the penis that covers and protects the glans penis and the urinary meatus.
